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Schedule At a Glance
All Events
are sponsored by
and/or take place at Spirit United
unless otherwise noted.
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Spirit United's Relocation Needs and Updates
A "Moved Out By" date has been finalized along with a call for specific items needed.
Details to the right and below
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THIS SUNDAY
March 6, 2016
10:30am-11:30am Animals as Friends and Mentors with Dr. Ed Sellner and musicians Gabriel and Patrice Details at right.
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KIDS WITH SPIRIT
THIS SUNDAY
March 6, 2016
10:30-11:30am
Animals as Friends and Mentors.
Details at right.
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NEXT SUNDAY
March 13, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
Eros and the
Road Home
with
Rev. Ron Moor
and
musician
Claudia Schmidt
Details at right.
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LAST SUNDAY
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
Feb. 28, 2016
Dancing the Limbo
with
Rev. Ron Moor
Saleem
Adam Wolter
did a quick astrological reading for
Spirit United
and led a
sacred dance
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Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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EVERY Monday
Yoga with Maria
Mondays
4:00-5:30pm
Details at right. ~~~~~~~~~
EVERY Wednesday
Wednesday Mornings
10am-11:30am
Details at right.
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Wednesday Evenings
Suspended until after SU moves.
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MN Pacha Community
"First Thursday" Gathering
Topic:
Karen Shragg on Population
Thurs, Mar. 3
6:30-8:30pm
Details at right. ~~~~~~~~~
Goddess Altar Workshop
with
Carol McCormick
Sat, Mar. 5, 2016
1:00-4:00pm
Details at right.
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$ for SU Event Medicine for the Solar Eclipse with Jeffery Grundtner
Mon, March 7
7:00pm
Details at right.
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Connecting Healing Touch with
Healing Harp with Tami Briggs and Barb Schommer
Thurs, Mar. 10, 2016 6:30pm-8:30pm
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Mpls. Theosophical Society March Events
Learn About Labyrinths &
Walk One with
Tom Vetter Mon, March 3 7:00-9:00pm
Details at right.
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Explore Ancient Traditions and Meanings of the Easter Mysteries with Rev. Ron Moor
Mon, March 28 7:00-9:00pm
Details at right. ~~~~
Russell FourEagles, Oneida-Iroquois Author & Healer Visits
Sat, March 26 2:00pm-6:00pm
Details at right.
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Spirit United's Relocation Update
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Spirit United is
on the Move...
A NEW Update & Engage in the Process. Details at right.
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Spirit United's Notification Process for Canceling due to the Weather
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March 2, 2016
Greetings!
"Until one has loved an animal,
a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
~ Anatole France
"Animals are such agreeable friends -
they ask no questions;
they pass no criticisms."
~ George Elliot
Spirit United 2016 Theme:
Living Our Spirituality
Through Presence, Practice and Play
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Check it out,  NEW Information Below. LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD PEOPLE TO FACILITATE A VITAL ELEMENT OF SPIRIT UNITED'S MOVE People are needed to spearhead a fundraising campaign. The funds would be for capital expenses and operating expenses accrued because of the move. Call Ron at 952-929-1559
Spirit United's
Relocation Process
Needs your attention.
THE MOVE OUT BY DATE HAS BEEN CONFIRMED!
More Updates and Engagement Needs Below!
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Sunday's at Spirit United
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 Monthly Group Meditation
with
Edwinna Sackariason
This Sunday,
March 6, 2016
9:45am-10:30am
Every first Sunday of the month,
Edwinna leads a group meditation in our Meditation Room just before
the Sunday gathering.
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March 6, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
Animals as Friends and Mentors with Dr. Ed Sellner
and musicians
Gabriel and Patrice
Dr. Sellner will speak about our inherent kinship with animals and what our pets in particular can teach us about unconditional love, healing, forgiveness, and joy.
Since this talk is so close to St. Patrick's Day, Ed will also discuss what the stories of the Celtic saints say about what true holiness consists of. As the great Scottish-American naturalist John Muir once said, "Animals might be the agents who once again make us realize that all life is precious."
Gabriel and Patrice from Gardeners of the Heart will be supporting Dr. Sellner's message with indigenous sacred drumming and chant. Included will be a healing song and dance with Sacred Bear Medicine.
Dr. Ed Sellner is a professor emeritus in theology at St. Catherine University. Ed Sellner has taught courses and written articles and books on animal theology, and is a Fellow at the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics in Oxford, England.
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Kids  With Spirit 
This Sunday
March 6, 2016
10:30am-11:30am
We will be with the greater community experiencing Animals as Friends and Mentors.
This year's theme:
We create beauty in our lives and our world
with Love, Wisdom, Respect, Honesty, Bravery,
Truth and Humility.
The foundation for the theme comes from
The Seven Grandfathers' Teachings
of the Ojibwe people.
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NEXT SUNDAY 
March 13, 2016
10:30am-11:30am Eros and The Road Home with Rev. Ron Moor and musician Claudia Schmidt
In the journey that each of us lives, Eros is the guide of the  quickened soul. The word for soul in the ancient Greek is psyche. Through the timeless myth of Eros and Psyche we will learn how Eros is more, much more than sexual encounter. It is the energetic force of spirit that calls our souls into mature unity, into the sacred marriage of soul and spirit. It is the call to our higher destiny. As we continue our quest for our new home, it is Eros drawing our communal and individuals psyches to something more. Are we ready?
"Call the world if you Please
'The vale of Soul-making'
Then you will find out the use of the world."
~Keats
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LAST SUNDAY 
MYSTERY SCHOOL SUNDAY
February 28, 2016
Dancing the Limbo with Rev. Ron Moor Saleem Adam Wolter gave a quick astrological reading for Spirit United and led us in sacred dance. 
Ron presented the definition of and the history of the word limbo. Did you know limbo is the middle stage of initiation? The first stage is the being jerked away from what was. Then comes this state of limbo where one doesn't know what is happening or doing. There is less certainty and even more unknowns. The last stage is being received into a new way of being. Ron used Spirit United's need to move our community to a new location as an example. We are now in the stage of limbo.
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 Upcoming Events
at Spirit United
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YOGA with Maria
4:00pm-5:30pm
$10 suggested donation (Half the proceeds goes to Spirit United.)
Only park on the street please.
Join Maria for a Gentle Yoga Practice. It will be a gentle class, rich in tradition. Give yourself the gift of yoga, your mind body and spirit will thank you. Please bring a yoga mat, blanket or towel and dress comfortably.
Maria is a certified Hatha instructor through the Freehold Yoga Center with extra studies in Restorative Yoga from the Himalayan Institute. Maria also has knowledge in the uses and benefits of breathing techniques.
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EVERY WEDNESDAY  The Tao of Meditation Class with Rev. Ron Moor EVERY Wednesday, except holidays 10:00am-11:30am $10-$15 suggested donation Deepen your meditative practice, or begin one by joining us on Wednesday mornings. Our weekly gathering is to read, meditate and dialog on the profound wisdom found in the 2500 year-old text of "The Tao TeChing." These 81 short, poetic sayings have offered relief, gentle guidance, and a pathway to inner peace for countless millions of people.
Each week we will begin with a few minutes of breath work to deepen our focus, read one of the sayings, and then bring these ancient words into a 30-minute silent meditation. Following the meditation we will join in an open discussion of the meaning as it relates to our lives today. Part of our discussion will also be about how to deepen our practice of silence and stillness.
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Blossoming Hearts: Meditations of Peace and Healing Ourselves and Our World
Wednesdays
This event is suspended
until Spirit United is settled into
our new location.
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 MN Pacha Community
"First Thursday" Gathering
Thursday March 3, 2016
6:30pm - 8:30 pm
Topic: Karen Shragg on Overpopulation
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 Goddess Altar Workshop
with
Community Member
Carol McCormick
Saturday, March 5, 2016
1:00-4:00pm
$20 to $25 for materials
Register/Questions: Contact Carol by
Mother Goddess is Calling You!
Do you yearn for a personal relationship with the Divine Mother? Do you desire to know and embody the positive qualities of the Archetypal Goddesses?
Come hear Goddess stories and songs, participate in a meditation, and then create a special Goddess Candle for your home altar. Burning this candle as you pray or meditate will invite the Mother Goddess to inspire and guide your daily life journey.
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Money for Spirit United's Move Event
Medicine for the Solar Eclipse
with Jeffery Grundtner
Monday, March7, 2016
7:00pm-9:00pm
$15 -10 Suggested Donation for SU's Move
If you are coming to Maria's Monday Yoga or are coming from work, bring food to share in a potluck. Yoga ends at 5:30pm.
 Are you feeling pulled between optimism for the future yet triggered by wounds from the past? Are you ready to stand with your truth but are extra emotional for "no reason"? Then this astrological seminar and shamanic healing journey may really help you while your donation will help Spirit United!
Currently, the planets are formed in a pattern that challenges, and supports us taking the next big step in our lives.
The solar eclipse on Wednesday, March 8th will be a powerful time to focus our intent and deepen our understanding of ourselves and our world today. Jeffery was moved to share some important astrological knowledge, as well as lead people through a healing meditation to integrate the energy.
Due to scheduling conflict on Tuesday the 8th, the seminar and meditation will be conducted on Monday the 7th, and those who wish to join on a conference call guided meditation at the time of the Eclipse on Tuesday will be given access.
Jeffery M. Grundtner has been an astrologer and healer for over 20 years and has been on a shamanic path since a near death experience at age 11.
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 MN Holistic Nurses Association Gathering Connecting Healing Touch
and Healing Harp
with Tami Briggs and Barb Schommer
Thursday, March 10, 2016
6:30pm-8:30pm
$3 for members, $5 for non-members
(Anyone can be a member for $25/year.)
In this experiential session, Tami and Barb will present the first research study combining the two complementary healing modalities of Harp Therapy and Healing Touch. They will discuss their work together at the hospital and hospice bedside.
You will learn several Healing Touch techniques for your own  self-care practice, as well as experience the profound benefits of pairing these elements of holistic care.
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 Minneapolis Theosophical Society's March, 2016 Events
Learn about Labyrinths  and Walk One with its Designer
Tom Vetter Monday, March 14, 2016 7:00pm-9:00pm $10 suggested donation Questions: Call 651-235-6645
Spirit United's popular labyrinth designer Tom Vetter will share his perspective 
on labyrinths and also facilitate a labyrinth experience. Tom believes the crux of the spiritual journey is to "Know Thyself" in a Universal sense.
Tom will share a message - "Identity and the Labyrinth". We can experience intellectually, intuitionally, and experientially how the labyrinth can be used as a tool for self-discovery. He will share images from labyrinth history. We will walk a newly-created labyrinth together. This is an experiential workshop, so be prepared to participate, as we all learn about labyrinths.
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Exploring the Ancient
Tradition
and Various Meanings of
Easter Mysteries
with Rev. Ron Moor from Spirit United
Monday, March 28, 2016 
7:00pm-9:00pm$10 suggested donation
Questions: Call 651-235-6645
Join us for a special look at the Easter Mysteries throughout the ages. Ron will review the ancient tradition with a presentation
looking into the meaning of the Easter season.
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 Visiting Oneida-Iroquois Author & Shamanic Healer
Russell FourEagles
Saturday, March 26, 2016
2:00pm-6:00pm
$35 - adults, $55 - couples/families,
$30 for students, seniors & Theo. S. members
Registrations Accepted at the Door Charge cards accepted.
Questions: Call 651-235-6645
 AUTHOR and noted shamanic healer Russell FourEagles will discuss his book The Making of A Healer and the use of original medicines. He will will bring some of the medicine he makes and some of the herbs he uses. He will talk about the pandemic Lyme disease and Cancer and the protocols that got rid of his Lyme disease and cancer five times. He will explain "the heart box" and the importance of keeping it clear. He will explain about fire ceremonies so we will be able to do our own at home. Then he will lead the group in a ceremony. If time permits, we will learn a Native song from the Iroquois people. Books will be for sale with an autograph session.
Russell was born in the middle of the 20th century, in Washburn County of the North Woods of Wisconsin. He studied Healing and Medicine with his Oneida Grandmother for 28 years. He also served in the U.S. Army 1970-1972 and in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971. When he got back he continued his herbal training and healing. He started Energy Healing in 1959, but his Grandmother would only let him work on animals.. In 1967, he start working with people. Now Russell is building a new wellness center in Spooner, Wisconsin. This is where he hopes to continue healing work for the rest of his life.
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 "An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language."
~ Martin Buber
"If having a soul means being able to feel love
and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans"
~ James Herriot
"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; They give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
~ Gilda Radner
 "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."
~ Mahatma Gandhi
"If a man aspires towards a righteous life,
his first act of abstinence is
from injury to animals.
~ Albert Einstein
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Spirit United's
Relocation Update
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Spirit United is on the Move!
The NEWEST Update
We Have a New "Leave-By" Date.
We have negotiated an extension of our lease and now have to be totally out by May 31st. We will also be granted a refund for the last three months of rent to in compensation for all the improvements we have made over the years. This will help with moving expenses. This is all good news and helpful to our journey in finding our new home.
So, the search continues. Please keep your eyes and ears tuned into any new home possibilities that come your way.
The packing is going along well. Thank you to the many folks who have rsvp'd and shown up to help. It's been fun.
Thank you for all your contributions of boxes, newspapers, bubble wrap, and tape.
We are in great need of more bubble wrap and boxes.
Be on the lookout for oddball boxes!
We need: Short, Long and Flat Boxes
Ones that are 33" tall and narrow.
One box that is 34" tall by 30" wide.
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Many Hands Make Light Work.
Come for a couple of hours of work and fun.
Packing "Parties"
Afternoon Packing "Parties"
 EVERY Monday in March 1:00 to 3:30 pm.
612-378-3602
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Evening Packing Party 
JOIN US
St. Patrick's Day, March 17th!
3:30pm-8:30pm
RSVP by clicking here or calling 612-378-3602
Let us know before Sun, Mar. 13
Wear green if you wish. Come from work or come after dinner. Come for dinner. We will have a simple supper for anyone who packs for two hours. This is an adult-themed party.
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Donations Needed.
Packing Tape Bubble Wrap Boxes with Covers
Office boxes that hold reams of paper, sometimes called book boxes, or any sturdy box with a strong cover like a bank box is very welcomed.
Put any of the donation items under the coat rack
in the west foyer.
Thank You.
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 The Book Nook includes Books from the Library
Bring a bag on Sunday and listen to which books call to go home with you.
Books are now $0.50 each. ~~~~~~
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS NEED A HOME A table with various items waiting for you to take them home. Please make a donation.
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SPIRIT UNITED
IS ON THE MOVE...
Ways to Engage
in the Process
See the block above for specific details of tasks currently being done.
Dear Members and Friends of Spirit United, As we all know the success of Spirit United's move depends on the engagement of the people in our community. We hope you will be one of those who helps make the change.
These are the identified tasks thus far that require people to engage. Look at the list. Determine where you will provide your skills and time. Then, contact Patti Gmeiner by clicking here. (Below is information Patti needs to connect you with the task. Be sure to see the last paragraph.)
1. Cleaning and sorting. People are needed to go through the entire space to get rid of things that have accumulated that are unnecessary for Spirit United to hold onto. These things must be thrown out, given away or sold, depending upon their nature.
2. Administrative Office. We need a person(s) to help Joan go through her office, eliminate that which may be disposed of, then, sort, pack and clean when the time comes to do so. (Joan has the last say on this one...that is, how, who, how many and when.)
3. Packing. We need people, when the time is right, to help pack up everything within the entire space and get it ready for transport.
4. Moving. We need people (unless we can find a reasonable commercial mover) to help move all items within the space either to the new home or to storage, depending upon the situation.
5. Unpacking. People will be needed to help unpack and place items in the new space to ready it for use.
6. Initial Weeks of Operation. We will need people to help get everything done in a timely fashion, during the first few weeks, to make sure that operations continue without missing a beat and to help while we are putting all of the persons needed to run the new space into position.
When you decide to volunteer for one or more of these tasks, please send an email to council member, Patti Gmeiner. Click here to share your information: Your name, telephone number, email address and the task(s) you are willing to volunteer. After Patti receives your interest, she will send the names of others you will contact to plan and accomplish the task within the timeline needed.
Please let us hear from you soon to keep things moving forward.
Thank you,
Rev. Ron Moor
and the Council of Stewards
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 Spirit United's Notification Process
for Canceling due to the Weather If Spirit United closes due to cold, ice or snow, a voice message will be put on the Spirit United phone and an email blast will be sent to those on our newsletter email list.
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